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Tree
Picea pungens
Colorado Blue Spruce
Plant Type: Tree
A narrow pyramidal evergreen tree coveted for the eye-catching blue foliage. Foliage color varies with individual trees from green to blue-green to silvery-blue. Blue Spruce have a shallow root system and prefer a rich, moist soil but prove somewhat tolerant to drought once established. EDIT (Horizontal branching habit.)
Mature Height:
30-60 ft
Mature Spread:
10-20 ft
Zone:
3
Bloom Color:
Inconspicuous
Picea pungens Characteristics & Attributes:
Cold Tolerant
Evergreen
Deer Resistant
Full Sun
Moist, Well-Drained
Attracts Wildlife
| • | Winter shelter |
Attributes
| • | Groupings |
| • | Screening |
| • | Slow Growing |
| • | Specimen |
Foliage Color
| • | Green |
| • | Silver |
| • | Blue |
Habit
| • | Pyramidal |
Season of Interest (Foliage)
| • | Winter |
| • | Summer |